Happy Holidays!

I didn't get a chance to post these photos yesterday. I was too busy you know, eating, and napping, and watching movies. It was rough. Anyway, I hope you had a great holiday yesterday no matter if you celebrate Christmas or not. It was just really nice to relax and unwind before the new year! These are some photos of my Christmas decorations that I won't be taking down till afternoon the 1st. I will not have the holiday spirit ripped away from me just yet! Plus I'm not even back home from visiting family till the weekend so that's another excuse to be lazy and leave them up...

All photos by me.

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Holiday Bar Cart Styling Tips

Happy Holidays! I've been so busy since Thanksgiving I can't even believe Christmas is next week! My roomie and I held a little Christmas/Dirty Santa party last weekend for our close friends, which means I finally forced myself to get our bar cart all set up. Isn't it cute?! My mom found the cart at a thrift mall in Justin, Tx for a ridiculously cheap price. It was already painted the turquoise color and I totally love that about it. The color perfectly compliments the rest of our living and dining decor. More home photos to come one day soon I hope.

So on to my tips... I want to give one BIG rule of thumb when setting up a bar cart for a party. Make it functional! I see tons of adorable carts on Pinterest and shit but so many have nothing on them that actually goes together if you are throwing a party. Giant coffee table books and lamps are super cute and all but they won't get you any closer to drunk! Just kidding :) But, for real, have some mixers and a good assortment of liquors, plus enough cups and/or glasses for your guests. What I loved about the way I styled our cart was that guests actually went up to it and were able to make their drink right there. This may sound creepy, but it's actually totally gratifying to watch people making drinks on the bar cart you styled.

And just one other thing. Since we are talking holiday bar cart styling here, add some cute holiday cheer. I used a mason jar and filled it with kisses and candy canes. I also kept the color scheme very "holiday" with mostly reds, greens, and golds. I incorporated the colors in my glassware and with some vintage-style Coca Cola bottles. You can't tell but they're the Christmas edition bottles with Santa labels on them. I was pretty thrilled about that little detail. Isn't it the little things that should make us most happy anyway?

Hope these tips helped and I hope you're having a great week. Ho, ho, ho for now.

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How I'm Spending My Weekend: Chillin'

It's Friday again! I don't know about you, but this week seemed to go by pretty fast for me. And trust, I'm not complaining. This weekend I'll be going to a STRFKR show Friday night, watching some LSU football Saturday and heading to Dallas to visit my mom Sunday (and also more football watching... Geaux Saints!). Overall a pretty chill weekend with mornings spent dreaming that I'm in a bed like this one. Although I have to admit my bed is not too shabby, so I'd say it's a pretty fair trade-off. But SRSLY where can I find this cable knit blanket?! What are your plans this weekend?

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And... Another Move

Yep, I've moved again. This is the 3rd time in my year living in Austin that I've put all my belongings in suitcases, boxes, recyclable bags, whatever else I could find to throw shit in, and changed locations. Really the first place I knew was going to be temporary, but the 2nd place I thought would be a little more "permanent" at least for a year or so. But, as moving into an apartment is always a gamble, lets just say that place was... unfortunate. I won't go into too much detail, but there was a bit of a bug problem if you know what I mean. So, my roommate and I packed up and jetted out of that situation after only 6 months and are now settled in our new home. Now I can sleep in my pretty little bed in peace :) I'll have more photos later once we've tidied the place a little more. We really like it so far and are crossing our fingers that the 3rd time's a charm. Wish us luck!

Bedding- Anthropologie, Headboard- Vintage

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